Here are 2 items I purchased at the supermarket today. I should have included Little Bro for scale - to give you an idea, the milo tin alone is about the size of his torso. Who would have thought milo came in 1.25kg tins, and vegemite in a 910g jar?
Before Kids my trolley would have been full of smoked salmon and creme fraiche, some exotic cheeses (for entertaining) and possibly a 6 pack of San Pellegrino mineral water, but not any more - my life has been reduced to bulk spread and beverage supplement!
The weird thing is we are only a family of 4, imagine if we were a large family - is there a wholesaler where you can buy milo and vegemite in 10 gallon drums? If so, how do you get them home - strapped to the roof racks?
At least I’m doing the right thing by the kids - what’s more Aussie than a breakfast of toast, vegemite, milk and milo? Does this pass for Australian values? Maybe John Howard should insist all would be immigrants choke down a true Aussie breakfast as part of their citizenship test?
Mmmm, all this blogging is making me thirsty - better go make myself a milk milo!
Food, milo, shopping, vegemite
March 3rd, 2007 at 1:49 pm
One of my uncles is Dutch, and when his mother came out to visit from Holland he decided she should have a true Aussie experience. He got a teaspoon of Vegemite, and offered it to her, but said it was chocolate spread. Needless to say the poor woman was in shock for a large portion of her trip, and never trusted her son again.
March 3rd, 2007 at 1:57 pm
DSO had a similar experience at the hands of a bigger brother. He doesn’t touch the stuff now, and holds his breath as he spreads the kids toast. Just don’t tell John Howard….